"Then you do it!" Munin pulled out the saber and turned it over, the handle facing the freckled scholar.
"You keep saying that our gang members are plotting to rob your shop. You have to prove it yourself. Are you afraid?" The freckled scholar showed a disdainful expression.
"I'll say it again. Many people saw it in the Fragrant Melody House. It's very easy for you to verify it." Munin's expression became serious.
Zhang Yu looked at Munin with sharp eyes and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to verify it. You release them."
"Everyone else can leave. You and you can stay." Munin agreed decisively, but he left Fu Zhangjun and Zhan Hu behind.
The wailing gang members felt as if they had been pardoned. Those who had broken limbs were rolling and crawling quickly.
Tie San and the others in the shop were the same.
"Why do you want them to stay?" The freckled scholar's expression was not good.
"These two have done a lot of evil. Of course, we can't let them go." Munin said indifferently. The real reason was that he could kill the two at any time to increase his cultivation. This was his only hope. They were trapped in a small place. Letting them go was equivalent to cutting off their own path of survival.
"Even if they are guilty, what right do you have to imprison them? Do you not care about the law and the City Lord's Mansion?" The freckled scholar questioned.
"I'm doing justice. Not to mention imprison them, I can even kill them." Munin played with the saber in his hand.
The freckled scholar silently observed Zhang Yu's expression. He thought for a while and said, "Our gang is willing to pay the ransom. You can release them."
"How much are you going to pay?" Munin showed a playful expression.
The freckled scholar hesitated for a while and stretched out his hand. "Fifty taels of silver per person."
"That's too insincere." Munin shook his head slightly.
The freckled scholar's eyes lit up. He was secretly relieved and said straightforwardly, "Then I'll give you a sincere price. One hundred taels of silver per person."
"I want ten thousand taels of silver." Munin stretched out his hand.
"You … made fun of me!" The freckled scholar was unable to control his emotions for the first time.
Munin waved his hand and said, "Don't pretend to be generous if you don't have money. These two deserve it."
"I'll give you five hundred taels, and you'll let one of them go. What do you think?" The freckled scholar returned to his normal state, and glanced at Zhan Hu unintentionally.
Munin pondered for a moment and smiled, "Alright, give me five hundred taels, and I'll let one of them go."
"Send the money over." The freckled scholar decisively took out five hundred taels of silver from his bosom and handed it to a crippled gang member who had just crawled out.
That gang member was stunned at first, then he almost cried. How could he be so unlucky? He had just escaped from the tiger's den, and now he had to go back.
The freckled scholar chose this faction member not because he was unlucky, but because his speed was not bad.
Therefore, it didn't take long for the gang member to crawl back to Munin with five hundred taels of silver in his hand.
Munin took the silver and stuffed it into his bosom. He pointed at Zhan Hu and said, "You can go now."
Zhan Hu was stunned. He looked at the freckled scholar with a conflicted expression.
"Wait …" The freckled scholar couldn't help but say.
"Is there a problem?" Munin chuckled.
"I gave you the money, so I should be the one to choose. Let him go." The freckled scholar pointed at Fu Zhangjun and said.
"Money and goods, take it or leave it." Munin refused.
"I'll give you another five hundred taels, and you'll let both of them go." The freckled scholar quickly made a decision and said while gritting his teeth.
"Letting both of them go will be ten thousand taels, no bargaining." Munin's tone was firm.
Zhang Yu, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly said, "Alright, that's all for now. I'll send someone to investigate and let the mayor make a decision."
"Li Bei!"
"Here." A soldier beside Zhang Yu answered and stepped forward.
"Take twenty brothers and bring those corpses back." Zhang Yu said to Li Bei vaguely.
Twenty armed soldiers, led by Li Bei, approached Munin.
Munin's expression was normal. He said to the freckled scholar, "Do you still want this person?"
The freckled scholar didn't answer.
"No, forget it. I'll give you five hundred taels." Munin said with a trace of sincerity. He really needed money.
The freckled scholar's actions just now were to mislead him into letting Fu Zhangjun go.
However, he didn't need to use the Mind Searching Technique to see through the freckled scholar's intentions. Therefore, he beat him at his own game and let the freckled scholar suffer a loss.
Li Bei led the twenty armed soldiers to Munin's surroundings and began to clean up the corpses.
"Oh right, there are two more corpses in the shop. Don't leave them out. This street should also be cleaned up. Otherwise, the commoners won't dare to cross it. " The twenty armed soldiers surrounded him intentionally or unintentionally. Munin acted as if he didn't hear them. He sat on the wooden chair and pointed out.
Not long after, all the corpses were taken away. The street was also cleaned countless times. However, the smell of blood was still very strong. There was still a lot of blood left on the bluestone.
"Go back." Zhang Yu ordered. All the armed soldiers left with great momentum.
On the way back, Li Bei couldn't help but ask, "My Lord, why did you let him go? Isn't he just a martial artist who knows some martial arts? Is our City Lord's Mansion afraid of him?"
"No, his strength has definitely reached the early stage of the Houtian realm. Otherwise, how could so many Qingping Gang members be so easily defeated?" Zhang Yu said calmly.
Li Bei's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise. He was still somewhat puzzled, "Even so, it's not difficult for us to take him down. Why not use this opportunity to establish the prestige of the City Lord's Mansion?"
"Why do we have to take him down? Isn't it better to let him consume the strength of the Qingping Gang?" Zhang Yu smiled faintly.
"But this will cause a big change. What if the Qingping Gang is swallowed up by other forces?" Li Bei was even more confused.
"It doesn't matter. Let this person cause trouble. No matter who wins or loses, it won't be a bad thing for our City Lord's Mansion. The most likely thing is that this person will soon escape and everyone will be safe. "Zhang Yu said confidently.
"I understand, my Lord. But this way, our income will be reduced. In the future, when these small gangs encounter trouble, I'm afraid that they won't easily come to us to solve it. After all, this time we took a thousand taels from the Qingping Gang and failed to complete the task." Li Bei said with a trace of regret.
"Take a long-term view. Now is the critical moment of the battle between our City Lord's Mansion and the three first-rate gangs. We can't allow new problems to arise. As long as the three first-rate gangs are dealt with, the City Lord's Mansion will truly control the entire Green Rock City. At that time, they won't care about this little bit of money." Zhang Yu comforted.
…
The freckled scholar's face was ugly. He walked all the way to the Qingping Gang's headquarters on Gaozhou Street.
When he returned to the main hall, Lin Hao Bai and the others were waiting for him.
When they saw the freckled scholar come back alone, their faces were as black as the bottom of a pot.
After the freckled scholar explained the situation, Lin Hao Bai slammed the table and said angrily, "Zhang Yu, you took the money and didn't do anything?"
"What bullshit! I'll go find that bastard!" Cheng Min grabbed the nine-ringed saber beside him and suddenly stood up.
"Brother Cheng, don't be impatient. This matter needs to be discussed at length." Lin Hao Bai said calmly.
"What's there to discuss? He killed so many of our brothers. If we don't even let out a fart, how can we establish ourselves in Green Rock City in the future?" Cheng Min couldn't help but say.
Lin Haobai sighed, "Brother Cheng, have you ever thought about it? That person easily defeated half of our hundred brothers and even dared to wait for us to come. He even killed over ten of our brothers without the slightest scruple. Tell me, how strong is he? Can you do that?"
"This … But so what? Brother Fu is not going to save him. He is your sworn brother. We don't want the Qingping Gang's reputation anymore. How can we let a nobody like him act so atrociously on our heads? "Cheng Min argued.
"Of course we have to save him. The Qingping Gang's reputation also has to be protected. But that treacherous bastard Zhang Yu knows how to avoid him. We have to at least make some preparations before we go. "Lin Hao Bai said resolutely.
The freckled scholar Wen Quxiu said, "That person is most likely at the peak of the early Houtian realm. We have to use all of our strength to win."
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